Nightjohn
Nightjohn

Nightjohn

Words Are Freedom

5.819961h 32mReleased
DramaTV Movie

John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.

Director

Charles Burnett

Writer

Bill Cain, Gary Paulsen

Language

English

Top Cast

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Clel Waller

Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly

Nightjohn

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Old man

Kathleen York

Kathleen York

Callie Waller

Gabriel Casseus

Gabriel Casseus

Outlaw

Tom Nowicki

Tom Nowicki

Dr. Chamberlain

J

Joel Traywick

Jeff Waller

A

Allison Jones

Sarny

P

Patty Mack

Evelyn

D

Deborah Duke

Lethe

Danny Nelson

Danny Nelson

Reverend Osee Rush

M

Monica Ford

Egypt

G

Gerald Brown

Joseph

R

Robin Michelle McClamb

Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)

S

Steven Sutherland

Alan Bowen

Shannon Eubanks

Shannon Eubanks

Fanny Bowen

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